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Author Pennybacker, Mindy.

Title Do one green thing : saving the earth through simple, everyday choices / Mindy Pennybacker ; illustrations by Carolyn Vibbert ; foreword by Meryl Streep.

Imprint New York, NY : St. Martin's Griffin, ©2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  333.72 P383d 2010    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xviii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note "Thomas Dunne books"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-253) and index.
Contents Foreword / Meryl Streep -- Overview -- How to use this book -- Part 1: Food And Drink -- 1: Drinking water -- 2: Produce -- 3: Fish -- 4: Meat, dairy, poultry, and eggs -- 5: Food storage and cookware -- Part 2: Green And Healthy Home -- 6: Appliances -- 7: Lighting -- 8: Saving water -- 9: Simple green housekeeping -- 10: Reduce, reuse, recycle -- Part 3: Personal Care And Apparel -- 11: Skin and hair -- 12: Clothing -- Part 4: Transportation -- 13: Walking, biking, and ride sharing -- Acknowledgments -- Resources -- Take action -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index.
Summary Synopsis: With a foreword by Meryl Streep, this guide is for the person who doesn't do or buy everything green, but wants to make a difference in affordable everyday decisions. Including a Choose It/ Lose It feature for quick and easy green comparisons.
Subject Environmentalism.
Environmental responsibility.
Environmentalism -- Juvenile literature.
Environmental responsibility -- Juvenile literature.
Environmental responsibility. (OCoLC)fst00913443
Environmentalism. (OCoLC)fst00913543
Genre/Form Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Literature.
Added Author Vibbert, Carolyn, illustrator.
Added Title Do 1 green thing : saving the earth through simple, everyday choices
Saving the earth through simple, everyday choices
ISBN 9780312559762 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0312559763 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

 
    
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